Pam Knox
@pamknox.bsky.social
Agricultural climatologist, Director of the UGA Weather Network, Certified Consulting Meteorologist
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Changes in global land temperatures are ~the same if you use all weather stations or just those in rural locations. Confirming previous studies on the effect of the urban heat island on global temperatures.
But let's assume classifying weather stations by their surrounding population density is at least somewhat useful for eliminating biases.
How does the global land average from the 19% of very rural stations compare to the average of all stations?
They are extremely similar.
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How does the global land average from the 19% of very rural stations compare to the average of all stations?
They are extremely similar.
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June 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Changes in global land temperatures are ~the same if you use all weather stations or just those in rural locations. Confirming previous studies on the effect of the urban heat island on global temperatures.
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Atlantic #HurricaneSeason begins today, June 1.
Since records began, the continental U.S. has experienced four Category 5 hurricane landfalls, and ALL four of them were only tropical storms just three days prior!
Rapid intensification is terrifying when it occurs right before landfall.
Since records began, the continental U.S. has experienced four Category 5 hurricane landfalls, and ALL four of them were only tropical storms just three days prior!
Rapid intensification is terrifying when it occurs right before landfall.
June 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Atlantic #HurricaneSeason begins today, June 1.
Since records began, the continental U.S. has experienced four Category 5 hurricane landfalls, and ALL four of them were only tropical storms just three days prior!
Rapid intensification is terrifying when it occurs right before landfall.
Since records began, the continental U.S. has experienced four Category 5 hurricane landfalls, and ALL four of them were only tropical storms just three days prior!
Rapid intensification is terrifying when it occurs right before landfall.
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It does look like alerts went out (would like to hear more). A testament to the meteorologists at NWS offices working around this turmoil. Putting the country in this position is extremely dangerous. Lives are put at risk when there is not full and consistent staffing in these kinds of positions.
May 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
It does look like alerts went out (would like to hear more). A testament to the meteorologists at NWS offices working around this turmoil. Putting the country in this position is extremely dangerous. Lives are put at risk when there is not full and consistent staffing in these kinds of positions.
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Exactly what we’ve been SCREAMING about since this whole mess started. This was inevitable. It’s not fault of the office itself. It’s entirely the fault of the current administration.
9 people were killed in a tornado last night in KY. The NWS office responsible for that area has faced some of the most extreme cuts by the Trump administration, including the loss of overnight forecasting.
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
After Cuts, a Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Exactly what we’ve been SCREAMING about since this whole mess started. This was inevitable. It’s not fault of the office itself. It’s entirely the fault of the current administration.
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Sea surface temperatures in the northern half of the Atlantic Ocean continue to come down from their exceptional peak a year ago.
Data from @noaa.gov ERSSTv5 (psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded...).
Data from @noaa.gov ERSSTv5 (psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded...).
May 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Sea surface temperatures in the northern half of the Atlantic Ocean continue to come down from their exceptional peak a year ago.
Data from @noaa.gov ERSSTv5 (psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded...).
Data from @noaa.gov ERSSTv5 (psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded...).
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NEW from me @insideclimatenews.org: Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now degrading datasets used to monitor the most rapidly warming parts of the planet.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0705202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0705202...
Trump Administration Decommissions Sea Ice Data That Sounded an Alarm on Arctic Climate Change - Inside Climate News
Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now degrading the datasets used to monitor the most rapidly warming parts of the planet. More such moves are coming, NOAA has warned.
insideclimatenews.org
May 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
NEW from me @insideclimatenews.org: Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now degrading datasets used to monitor the most rapidly warming parts of the planet.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0705202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0705202...
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First, satellites do not replace radiosondes. Radiosondes are the ONLY way you can get measurements every 15’ through the atmosphere.
Second, services HAVE BEEN disrupted. Missed balloon flights is a disrupted service. Offices not open 24/7 is a disrupted service.
Second, services HAVE BEEN disrupted. Missed balloon flights is a disrupted service. Offices not open 24/7 is a disrupted service.
May 6, 2025 at 11:28 AM
First, satellites do not replace radiosondes. Radiosondes are the ONLY way you can get measurements every 15’ through the atmosphere.
Second, services HAVE BEEN disrupted. Missed balloon flights is a disrupted service. Offices not open 24/7 is a disrupted service.
Second, services HAVE BEEN disrupted. Missed balloon flights is a disrupted service. Offices not open 24/7 is a disrupted service.
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Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
www.npr.org
May 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
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NEXRAD radars are #weather detectors, not “weapons.” When you receive a #tornado or severe #thunderstorm warning, it is more likely than not based on an NWS meteorologist’s interpretation of #radar data. Your taxpayer dollars pay for their operation. Leave them alone. #FFS
A militarized conspiracy theorist group believes radars are ‘weather weapons’ and is trying to destroy them | CNN
National Weather Service offices around the country are on guard after recent threats to agency infrastructure — specifically Doppler weather radars — from a violent militia-style group, emails from t...
www.cnn.com
May 6, 2025 at 1:24 AM
NEXRAD radars are #weather detectors, not “weapons.” When you receive a #tornado or severe #thunderstorm warning, it is more likely than not based on an NWS meteorologist’s interpretation of #radar data. Your taxpayer dollars pay for their operation. Leave them alone. #FFS
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This week is Hurricane Preparedness Week.
New article from yours truly about how cuts to NOAA funding and staffing could make hurricane forecasts less accurate.
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theconversation.com/hurricane-fo...
New article from yours truly about how cuts to NOAA funding and staffing could make hurricane forecasts less accurate.
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theconversation.com/hurricane-fo...
Hurricane forecasts are more accurate than ever – NOAA funding cuts could change that, with a busy storm season coming
A meteorologist explains three essential components of NOAA hurricane data collection that forecasters everywhere rely on yet are being targeted for federal cuts.
theconversation.com
May 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This week is Hurricane Preparedness Week.
New article from yours truly about how cuts to NOAA funding and staffing could make hurricane forecasts less accurate.
🧪
theconversation.com/hurricane-fo...
New article from yours truly about how cuts to NOAA funding and staffing could make hurricane forecasts less accurate.
🧪
theconversation.com/hurricane-fo...
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When leaders and directors of all political persuasions join together in issuing a warning, you know you should pay attention!
Thank you Andy @revkin.bsky.social
Thank you Andy @revkin.bsky.social
This is not a partisan warning. As Jeff Young reported in Newsweek, “The former NWS directors...served..under six presidents, three Democratic and three Republican. Their joint letter marks the first time all of them have come together to issue a public appeal.” revkin.substack.com/p/all-living...
All Living Weather Service Directors Unite Against Trump's Dangerous Blunt-Force Cuts
Please send this post to your representatives and senators.
revkin.substack.com
May 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
When leaders and directors of all political persuasions join together in issuing a warning, you know you should pay attention!
Thank you Andy @revkin.bsky.social
Thank you Andy @revkin.bsky.social
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Your 'moment of doom' for May 2, 2025 ~10 Hiroshimas per second.
"New research reveals these warming zones are located near 40 degrees latitude in both hemispheres, creating a striking pattern that has emerged since 2005."
scienceblog.com/ocean-heat-b...
"New research reveals these warming zones are located near 40 degrees latitude in both hemispheres, creating a striking pattern that has emerged since 2005."
scienceblog.com/ocean-heat-b...
Ocean Heat Bands Reshape Global Climate Patterns
The world's oceans are heating in two distinct bands circling the globe, with potentially far-reaching implications for weather patterns and marine
scienceblog.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for May 2, 2025 ~10 Hiroshimas per second.
"New research reveals these warming zones are located near 40 degrees latitude in both hemispheres, creating a striking pattern that has emerged since 2005."
scienceblog.com/ocean-heat-b...
"New research reveals these warming zones are located near 40 degrees latitude in both hemispheres, creating a striking pattern that has emerged since 2005."
scienceblog.com/ocean-heat-b...
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Your 'moment of doom' for May 3, 2025 ~ To the moon!
"Last year was the hottest, worldwide, ever recorded and governments are collectively failing to meet targets to avert escalating disasters."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Last year was the hottest, worldwide, ever recorded and governments are collectively failing to meet targets to avert escalating disasters."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Revealed: Forecasts of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels soar in Trump’s first 100 days
Even as Trump’s pledge to ‘drill, baby, drill’ is hampered by tariff chaos, analysis shows surge in planet-heating emissions
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for May 3, 2025 ~ To the moon!
"Last year was the hottest, worldwide, ever recorded and governments are collectively failing to meet targets to avert escalating disasters."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
"Last year was the hottest, worldwide, ever recorded and governments are collectively failing to meet targets to avert escalating disasters."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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There's a substantial chance 2025 could be an unthinkably expensive disaster year in the US, says Swiss Re. But we keep building more expensive sandcastles along the beach, because developers vehemently oppose changes in how and where we build - new post today: open.substack.com/pub/susanpcr...
Extraordinary coastal growth means 2025 could be a unthinkably expensive disaster year
Swiss Re warns there's a 1-in-10 chance this could be a year of $300 billion in disaster payouts -- but we keep building sandcastles on the beach
open.substack.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
There's a substantial chance 2025 could be an unthinkably expensive disaster year in the US, says Swiss Re. But we keep building more expensive sandcastles along the beach, because developers vehemently oppose changes in how and where we build - new post today: open.substack.com/pub/susanpcr...
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The White House is proposing to substantially cut NOAA’s budget —cutting critical science that tracks extreme weather, rising seas, and climate change impacts.
We need more climate science, not less.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
We need more climate science, not less.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
April 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The White House is proposing to substantially cut NOAA’s budget —cutting critical science that tracks extreme weather, rising seas, and climate change impacts.
We need more climate science, not less.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
We need more climate science, not less.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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The best news of the day.
GOOD NEWS - "Thank you to everyone who expressed their strong support for the Regional Climate Center program. Our funding has been restored by NOAA and the Department of Commerce." www.ncei.noaa.gov/regional/reg...
April 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The best news of the day.
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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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HAPPY TAX DAY!
How much would you spend on a year of tornado warnings? The average US taxpayer spends only $4 a year to help fund the NWS. It’s a smart investment—every $1 invested in NWS yields approx. $73 in social benefits.
🌪️❄️ Support science. Support the NWS.
Stay tuned for more this #TaxDay
How much would you spend on a year of tornado warnings? The average US taxpayer spends only $4 a year to help fund the NWS. It’s a smart investment—every $1 invested in NWS yields approx. $73 in social benefits.
🌪️❄️ Support science. Support the NWS.
Stay tuned for more this #TaxDay
April 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
HAPPY TAX DAY!
How much would you spend on a year of tornado warnings? The average US taxpayer spends only $4 a year to help fund the NWS. It’s a smart investment—every $1 invested in NWS yields approx. $73 in social benefits.
🌪️❄️ Support science. Support the NWS.
Stay tuned for more this #TaxDay
How much would you spend on a year of tornado warnings? The average US taxpayer spends only $4 a year to help fund the NWS. It’s a smart investment—every $1 invested in NWS yields approx. $73 in social benefits.
🌪️❄️ Support science. Support the NWS.
Stay tuned for more this #TaxDay
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Ninety years ago today was "Black Sunday," the most infamous single dust storm in North American history. It led to the coining of the term "Dust Bowl." Image believed to originate from the USA National Weather Service- Amarillo.
April 15, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Ninety years ago today was "Black Sunday," the most infamous single dust storm in North American history. It led to the coining of the term "Dust Bowl." Image believed to originate from the USA National Weather Service- Amarillo.
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BREAKING: In a reversal, all NOAA Research sites will now remain online with "no interruption in service," according to the agency. NOAA had previously moved to cancel the research division's cloud services contract.
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Weather Agency to Preserve Research Websites in Reversal
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency will preserve access to websites tied to its research division, after previously moving to cancel a cloud web services contract that supports many of its...
www.bloomberg.com
April 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
BREAKING: In a reversal, all NOAA Research sites will now remain online with "no interruption in service," according to the agency. NOAA had previously moved to cancel the research division's cloud services contract.
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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This is potentially very bad for climate and environmental monitoring.
NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research’s main contract for its websites was not approved for renewal, so I’m told we should expect some of them to start to go down.
“Lutnick's position on every contract is ‘no’ and agency reps have roughly a minute and a half to convince him otherwise.”
“Lutnick's position on every contract is ‘no’ and agency reps have roughly a minute and a half to convince him otherwise.”
April 3, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This is potentially very bad for climate and environmental monitoring.
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Today's Berardelli Bonus: Final report on Hurricane Milton is out. Tied for the 4th strongest Atlantic hurricane on record by pressure. It did a # on the Bay Area with 100 mph wind gusts, 20" of rain (a 1-500 year event), max 10 ft of surge and it was a prolific tornado producer!
April 4, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Today's Berardelli Bonus: Final report on Hurricane Milton is out. Tied for the 4th strongest Atlantic hurricane on record by pressure. It did a # on the Bay Area with 100 mph wind gusts, 20" of rain (a 1-500 year event), max 10 ft of surge and it was a prolific tornado producer!
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A strong ridge of high pressure is over the SE U.S. and will intensify to record strength (pink colors) on Thu-Sat. This ridge will lock the jet stream into a “stuck” pattern, resulting in repeated rounds of thunderstorms with torrential rains over the Central U.S. (image from polarwx.com/models/)
April 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A strong ridge of high pressure is over the SE U.S. and will intensify to record strength (pink colors) on Thu-Sat. This ridge will lock the jet stream into a “stuck” pattern, resulting in repeated rounds of thunderstorms with torrential rains over the Central U.S. (image from polarwx.com/models/)
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The US needs more publicly funded agriculture research & development to offset the effects of climate change. But instead the US has been investing less.
Cutting agriculture R&D spending will dampen productivity at home & abroad while raising food prices.
New paper by @arielob.bsky.social et al.
Cutting agriculture R&D spending will dampen productivity at home & abroad while raising food prices.
New paper by @arielob.bsky.social et al.
Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting less
Public funding for agricultural research in the U.S. has been declining for the last two decades, a process Trump has rapidly accelerated by freezing or pausing support for a variety of research progr...
apnews.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:06 AM
The US needs more publicly funded agriculture research & development to offset the effects of climate change. But instead the US has been investing less.
Cutting agriculture R&D spending will dampen productivity at home & abroad while raising food prices.
New paper by @arielob.bsky.social et al.
Cutting agriculture R&D spending will dampen productivity at home & abroad while raising food prices.
New paper by @arielob.bsky.social et al.
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Not sure wha the period of record used is here, but from @burgwx.bsky.social great PolarWx site, record high heights for a large chunk of the SE.
March 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Not sure wha the period of record used is here, but from @burgwx.bsky.social great PolarWx site, record high heights for a large chunk of the SE.